Let's Change Our Narratives about Youth Civic Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Andes, Sarah; Kiesa, Abby
Titel	Let's Change Our Narratives about Youth Civic Engagement
Quelle	In: Social Education, 84 (2020) 5, S.285-288 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Youth; Political Attitudes; Voting; Citizen Participation; Activism; Citizenship Education; Misconceptions; COVID-19; Pandemics; Elections; Political Campaigns; Civics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Abstimmung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Missverständnis; Election; Wahl; Staatsbürgerkunde
Abstract	Young people are very interested in politics right now. In 2018, the voter turnout rate for youth between the ages of 18 and 29 doubled from the previous midterm election: from 13% to 28%. This group has also made up a disproportionate share of those participating in recent demonstrations protesting racism and anti-Black violence nationwide. Nearly four in five of them (79%) say that the COVID-19 pandemic has helped them realize that political leaders' decisions matter. Encouraging and equitably expanding youth voter participation requires confronting and changing dominant narratives that hold young people back from robust election engagement. In this article, the authors introduce and interrogate two common narratives concerning youth civic education and engagement, suggest ways to upend these narratives, and point to resources that K-12 teachers and administrators can use in their efforts to do so. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01